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E. .D. STEVENS ETAI. iiOLDEI-l FOR WORD AND PHRASE CARDS 'Filepl Feb. 7,1929 3 E W. m ,w m e mm g I4 -m o t d .m e n 3 h E a H m r m T F Ylwrktss: I

Patented Jan. 27, 1931 UNITED STATES:

P TENT-Q OFFICE 1 EDWIN D. STEVENS, OF'LANSDOWNE, PENNSYLVANIA, ANDJAMES G. STRADLING, OF ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORS TO THE JOHNC. WINSTON COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OFPENNSYLVANIA' HOLDER ronwoRn AND PHRASE CARDS Application filed February7, 1929. SerialNo. 338,130.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide for enablingteachers to give pupils the highest type of word drill by using wordspreviously read in a primeror" reader in new context and arrangement. Inother words, to enable a teacher to build new phrases, sentences orstories by arranging the word and phrase cards in any desiredorder inthe card holder for exhibition to the pupils.

Generally stated, the invention may be said to comprise a holder forword and phrase cards used in schools, comprising two leaves hingedtogether atone of their edges and provided at the other of their edgeswith catch members, and one of said'leaves pro vided at its edgewithsuspension means, each of said leaves comprising 'a generallyrectangular board and straight strips arranged in parallel spacedrelation and secured at their ends only to the face of the board, and

a cover as of paper secured over the face of the board, and strips andslitted at one edge ofthe strips to provide pockets for receiving andholding and aligning said cards.

The invention also comprises the improvements to be claimed.

Referring to the drawing forming part 7 hereof Figure 1 is a front viewof the holder in closed position.

Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig. 1 with the leaves of the holder partiallyopen.

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- Fig. 4 is a sectional view somewhat 'dia-' grammatic taken on the line44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on the line .55 ofFig. 3, and i 40 Fig. 6is a detached view of one of the cards. 7 V V,

In the drawing 1 and 2 are leaves'hinged together atone of theiredgesias at 3.; 4 and 5 are the members of a catoh and they are Lprovided at the free edges of the leaves. one

presently described and finally allel spaced relation and secured attheir ends only'to the face of the board, and a paper 1 cover securedover the-face of the board and I stripsand slitted at the upper edgesofthe strips to provide pockets'for receiving and V holding and aligningsaid cards and fas-. 85 ten to the board adjacent the lower edges of ofthe leaves 2 is provided at its free edge with suspension means 6 whichmay consist of eyelets. Each leaf comprises a generally rectangularboard as of cardboard and straight strips 7 arranged in parallelspacedrelation and secured at their ends only to the face of the board. Thereis a cover 8 as of paper and it is secured or pasted over the face ofthe board and strips. This cover is slitted as at 9 at the upperedges'of the strips to provide pocketsfor receiving and holding andaligning word and phrase cards 10. V

In use the holder when folded or closed is a convenient receptacle forthe word and phrase cards, and when the holder is open, as 69 shown inFig; 3, it provides a convenient device in the pockets of which theteacher like material and it is not expensive to make andextremelyconvenient in use.

We claim:

1. A holder for word and phrase cards" used in schools comprising twoleaves hinged together at one of their edges and provided at the otherof their edges with catch mem- 75 bers and one of said leaves providedat one of its edges with suspension means, each of said leavescomprising agenerally rectangu- Fig. 3 is a front viewof the holder inopen lar board, straightstrips arranged in parthe strips.

' V 2, A holder'for word and phrase cards used in schools comprising twoleaves hinged together at one of their edges and one of said .1,

leaves provided at one of its edges with suspension means, each of saidleaves comprising a generally rectangular board, straight stripsarranged in parallel spaced relation and fastened at their ends to theboard, and a paper cover secured over the face of the board and stripsand slitted at the upper edges of the strips to provide pockets forreceiving and holding and aligning said cards.

EDWIN D. STEVENS. JAS. G. STRADLING.

